Little to nothing is known about Archaeanax prior to his ascent to the throne. He may have been a native of Mytilene[1] and a strategos of a league of city-states in the Cimmerian Bosporus[2] that likely formed as a defense of the neighboring Scythian tribes. After taking power as ruler, the cities of the Theodosia and Nymphaeum left the league.[3] It is possible that he was related to Semandrus of Mytilene, founder of the city of Hermonassa,[4] though this is uncertain.
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^Minns (1913). Scythians and Greeks: A Survey of Ancient History and Archaeology. Cambridge University Press. p. 570. bringing them into connexion with Archaeanax of Mytilene
^Podossinov, Alexander. Encyclopaedia of the Hellenic World. Archaeanaktus could have been a strategos of the already mentioned league that turned it into a tyranny
^Podossinov, Alexander. Encyclopaedia of the Hellenic World. It is possible that the Crimean cities of Nymphaeum and Theodosia left the league during the establishment of the tyranny
^Podossinov, Alexander. Encyclopaedia of the Hellenic World. where the Greek city of Hermonassa, founded by Semandrus from Mitylene
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archaeanax, greek, Αρχαιάναξ, seems, have, been, ruler, bosporan, kingdom, some, years, prior, ascent, thracian, spartocids, ruler, bosporan, kingdomreign480, bcpredecessorposition, establishedsuccessor, bornmytilenedied470, bosporan, kingdomgreekΑρχαιάναξhous. Archaeanax Greek Arxaiana3 seems to have been a ruler of the Bosporan Kingdom some 40 years prior to the ascent of the Thracian Spartocids ArchaeanaxRuler of the Bosporan KingdomReign480 BCPredecessorPosition EstablishedSuccessor BornMytileneDied470 BC Bosporan KingdomGreekArxaiana3HouseArchaeanactidsFatherUnknownMotherUnknownReligionGreek PolytheismBiography editLittle to nothing is known about Archaeanax prior to his ascent to the throne He may have been a native of Mytilene 1 and a strategos of a league of city states in the Cimmerian Bosporus 2 that likely formed as a defense of the neighboring Scythian tribes After taking power as ruler the cities of the Theodosia and Nymphaeum left the league 3 It is possible that he was related to Semandrus of Mytilene founder of the city of Hermonassa 4 though this is uncertain References edit Minns 1913 Scythians and Greeks A Survey of Ancient History and Archaeology Cambridge University Press p 570 bringing them into connexion with Archaeanax of Mytilene Podossinov Alexander Encyclopaedia of the Hellenic World Archaeanaktus could have been a strategos of the already mentioned league that turned it into a tyranny Podossinov Alexander Encyclopaedia of the Hellenic World It is possible that the Crimean cities of Nymphaeum and Theodosia left the league during the establishment of the tyranny Podossinov Alexander Encyclopaedia of the Hellenic World where the Greek city of Hermonassa founded by Semandrus from Mitylene nbsp This royalty related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Archaeanax amp oldid 1174922207, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,